09/24/2026
Are You Sure What You Believe Is Actually True?
One of the biggest spiritual dangers is thinking you “already know.”
When you assume you understand something, you stop listening — and your heart closes.
But Scripture confronts our assumptions head‑on.
Romans 3:23 says clearly:
You are a sinner.
And the very next verse, Romans 3:24 says just as clearly:
You are righteous.
Your feelings say, “I sinned, so I must be a sinner.”
But your feelings are not the truth.
The Bible is the truth.
This is where many people get stuck.
The hardship you see,
the darkness around you,
the discouragement you feel —
they look like facts.
They feel like reality.
But according to Scripture, they are not the final truth.
The real problem is this:
We treat what is not true as if it is true.
And we treat what is true — God’s Word — as optional.
That is spiritually abnormal.
The most practical, life‑changing shift you can make is this:
What you see is not the truth.
What you feel is not the truth.
What God says is the truth.
When you accept your emotions as reality, your whole life becomes unstable.
But when you accept God’s Word as reality, your whole life begins to stand on solid ground.
This week, ask yourself:
“Do I believe what I see, or do I believe what God says?”
Your heart becomes healthy — normal — when Scripture becomes your definition of truth.
** Full sermon: https://www.youtube.com/live/hKqodFffhjU?si=9L7VhBd0FZ37lTl9
